Jack McDonald

Historic five-man presence for Irish golf in Walker Cup team

It's not easy to outstrip the likes of Joe Carr, Jimmy Bruen, Cecil Ewing or Max McCready but a quintet of Irish amateur stars pulled it off today when they were named by the R&A in the Great Britain and Ireland team to face the USA in the 2015 Walker Cup match at Royal Lytham & St Annes from September 12-13.

Historic five-man presence for Irish golf in Walker Cup team

Moynihan bows out of the Amateur

Irish interest in the British Amateur Championship ended on Thursday when The Island's Gavin Moynihan fell to world No 382 Alexandre Daydo of France by 4 and 3 in the second round.

Moynihan bows out of the Amateur

Dunbar on the brink of Amateur glory

Alan Dunbar will battle Austria’s Matthias Schwab for the British Amateur Championship at Royal Troon on Saturday. Photo Pat Cashman/www.gui.ieRathmore’s Alan Dunbar is hoping his patience will pay off when he faces 17-year old Austrian Matthias Schwab in the 36-hole final of the 117th Amateur Championship at Royal Troon on Saturday.